Former state legislator Scott Bundgaard has dropped his $10 million lawsuit against the city of Phoenix and publicist David Leibowitz.
Bundgaard had sued the Phoenix Police Department and Leibowitz in 2012 over a 2010 roadside altercation he had with his then-girlfriend, Aubry Ballard.

He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor endangerment charge related to the freeway fracas while contending Ballard was the aggressor. The West Valley Republican resigned his legislative seat in 2012 and then filed the $10 million claim against the city of Phoenix, Phoenix Police and Leibowitz over the incident.

Leibowitz represented Ballard, and also did work for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.

Bundgaard is now the principal of a Peoria-based company specializing in public sector procurement. He married Stephanie Moore last summer in Flagstaff.

We usually don’t reprint full lengthy statements in these matters, but the verbiage from Bundgaard and Leibowitz continues the war of words in the case. We have not heard back yet from the city or Ballard.

Statement from Scott Bundgaard:
“After two years of litigation, I’ve achieved vindication. I never wavered from my claims of innocence against the false allegations from Aubry Ballard and corrupt city officials. As a result, I recently reached a confidential settlement agreement with Ms. Ballard.
Therefore, I have decided to drop my claims against the City of Phoenix. The attorneys for the City made it clear that they would continue to use taxpayer dollars to outspend me in legal fees until I was forced to give up my claims. I could not afford to continue battling for justice while the city avoided accountability and funded their defense with unlimited taxpayer dollars.
We achieved what we set out to prove as we got access to documents that show the collusion and cover up was worse than we suspected. The city mayor and his paid publicist used these distortions to destroy my reputation purely for political purposes. These actions were enabled by the false accusations of one woman. My wife and I are satisfied with the vindication, relieved that this matter is now behind us, and excited about the many happy years ahead of us.”

Statement from David Leibowitz:
“I spent two years and tens of thousands of dollars defending myself, my wife and my company from Scott Bundgaard’s absurd claims of a ‘conspiracy’ against him. From Day One, we told Mr. Bundgaard his claims were false and that he would never see a penny from us to settle his bogus lawsuit. On Friday, Mr. Bundgaard dropped his lawsuit and walked away – having proved nothing and having received absolutely not a penny from me or from the City of Phoenix.
After voluntarily dropping his lawsuit, Mr. Bundgaard sent out a press statement claiming victory. I want to congratulate him for his historic win, along the lines of Napoleon’s victory at Waterloo, Tom Dewey’s triumph over Harry Truman and the Arizona Cardinals’ many Super Bowl championships. Best of luck to you, Scott. I’m sure your family and friends are very proud.”